NPHS2 mutations in children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome

Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-102

  Otukesh, Hasan ^a   Ghazanfari, Behzad ^a   Fereshtehnejad, Seyed Mohammad ^b   Bakhshayesh, Masoomeh ^b   Hashemi, Mehrdad ^c   Hoseini, Rozita ^a   Chalian, Majid ^b   Salami, Arezoo ^b   Mehdipor, Leila ^b   Rahiminia, Aysan ^b  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Mutation; NPHS2 protein; Steroids; Syndrome

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PODOCIN; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITION; IRAN; MALE; MESANGIUM CELL; MUTATION RATE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEINURIA; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE; EXONS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; IRAN; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 67449149975     PISSN: 17358582     EISSN: 17358604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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